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historicization

UK/hɪˌstɒɹɪkˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/US/hɪˌstoɹɪkˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/

historicization noun: the act or process of historicizing.

Noun

historicization (countable and uncountable, plural historicizations)

  1. The act or process of historicizing.
    • Despite his dislike of metaphysics and his radical 'humanization' and historicization of knowledge, Labriola did not advance any theory of the 'demise of philosophy'.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in...

Forms of historicization

pluralhistoricizations
alternative formhistoricisation

Origin of historicization

From historic + -ization.

Questions about historicization

What does historicization mean?
Historicization means the act or process of historicizing.
What part of speech is historicization?
Historicization is a noun.
How do you pronounce historicization?
Historicization is pronounced /hɪˌstɒɹɪkˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of historicization?
The plural of historicization is historicizations.

Words near historicization in the dictionary

  1. historicistic
  2. historicistically
  3. historicists
  4. historicities
  5. historicity
  6. historicization
  7. historicizations
  8. historicize
  9. historicized
  10. historicizes
  11. historicizing

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